Assertive Community Treatment
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mental health service model
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:ACT
|
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
improve quality of life
promote community integration reduce psychiatric hospitalizations |
| gptkbp:alternativeTo |
inpatient psychiatric care
|
| gptkbp:basisFor |
FACT (Flexible ACT)
PACT (Program of Assertive Community Treatment) |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:evidence |
yes
|
| gptkbp:features |
multidisciplinary team approach
24/7 availability low client-to-staff ratio outreach-based services individualized care plans |
| gptkbp:focusesOn |
severe mental illness
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Leonard_I._Stein
gptkb:Mary_Ann_Test |
| gptkbp:fundedBy |
public mental health systems
|
| gptkbp:goal |
reduce homelessness
support independent living prevent relapse reduce criminal justice involvement |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Assertive Community Treatment
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin
|
| gptkbp:manualized |
yes
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:provides |
rehabilitation
support services community-based psychiatric treatment |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
case management
community mental health services intensive case management |
| gptkbp:result |
reduced hospitalization rates
improved housing stability |
| gptkbp:service |
in clients' homes
in community settings outside hospital settings |
| gptkbp:targetAudience |
individuals with serious mental disorders
|
| gptkbp:team |
nurses
psychiatrists social workers peer support specialists substance abuse specialists vocational specialists |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Program_of_Assertive_Community_Treatment
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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